Several studies in low- and middle-income settings have shown that mistreatment and disrespectful care during childbirth is a major issue that needs addressing. A multi-country study by Bohren et al. showed that more than a third of women experience...

High quality neonatal resuscitation is a key to save newborn lives, prevent brain injury and optimize child development, yet the quality of care remains far below standards. In this project, we investigate the use of video filming of neonatal...

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a syndrome of non-progressive movement and posture disorder caused by damage to the developing brain during pregnancy, delivery or first two years of life. It is the most common form of motor disability in childhood...

Food insecurity is defined as a state in which an individual “lacks regular access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet the needs for normal growth and development and to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle” (FAO, 2020)....

Over the past 15 years, Nepal has experienced a series of catastrophic weather events, with the Terai region emerging as the hottest part of the country. The prevalence of warm days and nights is increasing in Nepal’s districts. According...

In low- and middle-income countries, there has been a noticeable decline in mortality rates among children under 5 years old, a trend expected to continue. However, it is estimated that over 200 million children in these countries have developmental...

Golden community in collaboration with the Ministry of health and Population, Government of Nepal (GoN) and Uppsala University has scaled up a set of quality improvement interventions specific to improving intrapartum care aimed atreducing intrapartum related mortality (intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal...

Effectiveness of Simulation Based Education on midwifery skills among pre-service and in – service trainees from selected institutes of Nepal An operational research for a period of 2 years among pre-service midwifery students and in-service trainees aims to evaluate...

Rapid Feedback for quality Improvement Neonatal Resuscitation (REFINE) Study The REFINE study is being carried out in Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences/Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara since November 2018. The aim of the study is to improve maternal and...

  Uppsala University and Golden Community in partnership with Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal (GoN) in implementing quality improvement of perinatal care in public hospitals of Nepal. Recent preliminary findings from Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS)...